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That's an interesting theory and one I would tend to agree with.
It also seems to go against the grain regarding theories about 'brand loyalty', rather than loyalty (or familiarity/affinity) towards a number or particular route.
An ex-girlfriend who didn't drive and lived in the Stanley area, often caught the bus. Can't remember the number of the service, but there was one which ran between Durham and Stanley, via Grange Villa, West Pelton and Beamish. Obviously apart from being handy, it was unique, different and one which evoked memories of when she was younger and with a parent on a day out or returning home from a friends or college.
That service doesn't exist any more, how she feels about the Diamond - who knows, but certainly adds weight to our comments.
(10 Jul 2013, 12:23 pm)Andreos1 It also seems to go against the grain regarding theories about 'brand loyalty', rather than loyalty (or familiarity/affinity) towards a number or particular route.
(10 Jul 2013, 12:23 pm)Andreos1 It also seems to go against the grain regarding theories about 'brand loyalty', rather than loyalty (or familiarity/affinity) towards a number or particular route.
A nice bit of social history to get your day off to a start.
Quite a lengthy read on the BBC website, but very interesting www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23795655
(10 Jul 2013, 12:23 pm)Andreos1 That's an interesting theory and one I would tend to agree with.
It also seems to go against the grain regarding theories about 'brand loyalty', rather than loyalty (or familiarity/affinity) towards a number or particular route.
An ex-girlfriend who didn't drive and lived in the Stanley area, often caught the bus. Can't remember the number of the service, but there was one which ran between Durham and Stanley, via Grange Villa, West Pelton and Beamish. Obviously apart from being handy, it was unique, different and one which evoked memories of when she was younger and with a parent on a day out or returning home from a friends or college.
That service doesn't exist any more, how she feels about the Diamond - who knows, but certainly adds weight to our comments.
(10 Jul 2013, 12:23 pm)Andreos1 That's an interesting theory and one I would tend to agree with.
It also seems to go against the grain regarding theories about 'brand loyalty', rather than loyalty (or familiarity/affinity) towards a number or particular route.
An ex-girlfriend who didn't drive and lived in the Stanley area, often caught the bus. Can't remember the number of the service, but there was one which ran between Durham and Stanley, via Grange Villa, West Pelton and Beamish. Obviously apart from being handy, it was unique, different and one which evoked memories of when she was younger and with a parent on a day out or returning home from a friends or college.
That service doesn't exist any more, how she feels about the Diamond - who knows, but certainly adds weight to our comments.
(27 Aug 2013, 9:40 pm)fozzovmurton 718 or 719 perhaps, I used to live in Fram and was part of a drama group in Stanley and was always on those buses oh happy days
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Copied address on my mobile, so goodness knows if it works.
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nort...ed-1400677
Possibly relevant to the bus incidents thread.
Came across it by accident today.
GNE's CLS Depot in 1993;
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/77751183@N...D_w_IS_all
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sassaby/se...2975062525
Some excellent photos around Percy Main.
(06 Apr 2014, 8:46 pm)Andreos Constantopolous http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nort...ed-1400677
Possibly relevant to the bus incidents thread.
Came across it by accident today.
(10 Jul 2013, 12:23 pm)Andreos Constantopolous That's an interesting theory and one I would tend to agree with.
It also seems to go against the grain regarding theories about 'brand loyalty', rather than loyalty (or familiarity/affinity) towards a number or particular route.
An ex-girlfriend who didn't drive and lived in the Stanley area, often caught the bus. Can't remember the number of the service, but there was one which ran between Durham and Stanley, via Grange Villa, West Pelton and Beamish. Obviously apart from being handy, it was unique, different and one which evoked memories of when she was younger and with a parent on a day out or returning home from a friends or college.
That service doesn't exist any more, how she feels about the Diamond - who knows, but certainly adds weight to our comments.
(06 Apr 2014, 8:46 pm)Andreos Constantopolous http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nort...ed-1400677
Possibly relevant to the bus incidents thread.
Came across it by accident today.
(10 Jul 2013, 12:23 pm)Andreos Constantopolous That's an interesting theory and one I would tend to agree with.
It also seems to go against the grain regarding theories about 'brand loyalty', rather than loyalty (or familiarity/affinity) towards a number or particular route.
An ex-girlfriend who didn't drive and lived in the Stanley area, often caught the bus. Can't remember the number of the service, but there was one which ran between Durham and Stanley, via Grange Villa, West Pelton and Beamish. Obviously apart from being handy, it was unique, different and one which evoked memories of when she was younger and with a parent on a day out or returning home from a friends or college.
That service doesn't exist any more, how she feels about the Diamond - who knows, but certainly adds weight to our comments.